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SmartTan.com A comprehensive on-line report is calling the sunscreen industry on the carpet, accusing sunscreen manufacturers of producing products that ultimately may cause more skin damage than they claim to prevent. “For decades, irresponsible cosmetic companies and a small group of very vocal, publicity-seeking dermatologists have strongly advocated that chemical sunscreens should be heavily applied before any exposure to sunlight, even on young children.… continue reading

By Daily Mail Reporter More risk: Women on HRT could double their chances of getting skin cancer Women who undergo hormone replacement therapy for the menopause could be dramatically increasing their risk of skin cancer. Those on HRT for more than six months at a time are twice as likely to develop a malignant melanoma, researchers discovered.… continue reading

Written by Dr. John Jacob Influenza kills around 35,000 Americans every year and similar viruses cause additional mortality and untold morbidity. Dr. John Cannell, who heads the nearly broke non-profit educational organization, the Vitamin D Council, now says most of those deaths could be prevented if Americans, and their doctors, understood some simple facts: · Vitamin D is not a vitamin, but a steroid hormone precursor, which has profound effects on innate immunity.… continue reading

By JAN JARVIS jjarvis@star-telegram.com Getting a “fake bake” could become a lot tougher for Texas teens under proposed legislation that would require a physician’s written consent to use the equipment. The bill would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from using a tanning facility without a doctor giving permission and specifying the number of visits.… continue reading

Whether adding supplements would help still needs testing, experts say Forget the apple. The largest study of its kind to date shows that vitamin D each and every day is what will keep the doctor away when it comes to the common cold or the flu.… continue reading